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H. WELLINGTON.

TORCH.

No. 401,805. Patented Apr. 23, 1889.

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HENRY IVELLINGTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TORCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,805, dated April 23, 1889.

I Application filed May 1, 1888. Serial No. 272,416- (No model.)

To all 1072,0722 it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY \VELLINGTON, of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Torches, of which the following is a full clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to torches, such as are employed by painters, plumbers, lamp-lighters, and others, for various heating and burning purposes, and intended to be carried in the hand, and particularly to that kind sometimes called vapor-burning torches, employing naphtha or other light hydrocarbon or easily-vaporizing material.

The object of my invention is to produce a torch of the class named, which shall be light, compact, durable, efficient, composed of fewand simple parts, so that it maybe easily and cheaply made, and so arranged that dauger of leakage will be obviated.

To accomplish all of this, my improvements involve certain new and useful peculiarities of construction and relative arrangements or combinations of parts, as will be herein first fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of my improved torch complete, showing the needle-valve and easing passing through the shell of the torch, near the top thereof; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a fragment, showing the needle valve and easing located outside but above the shell.

In all the figures like letters of reference, wherever they occur, indicate corresponding parts.

A is the shell of the torch which receives the liquid fuel. This shell is drawn up or spun in onepiece, except the bottom. I), which. is secured in place by solder after the other parts are located.

0 is the burner, of any approved form calculated to convert the liquid fuel into vapor before it issues at the gas-jet orifice. The

burner is shown as cast with the conductingtuloe D; but of course it might be otherwise formed. The conducting-tube D communicates with the lowermost part of the shell or oil-chamber, so as to drain the same well and so that it will receive oil under all ordinary positions of the torch.

E is the needle-valve which controls the gas-jet orifice in the burner. The stem of this valve is provided with a casing, F, which surrounds it for its entire length, and the valve and its casing are located above the usual highest level of the oil in the oil-chamher. This is important to prevent leakage. Under the form shown in Fig. 1 the casing connects with the burner and passes through the oil-chamber; but the same security against leakage is attained in the form shown in Fig. 3, wherein the valve and its casing are located outside the oil-chamber and above it. G is the handle secured at bottom by abraeket, H, and at top by the casing, F, which passes through it. The outer end of the casing is threaded to receive the threaded end of the valve-spindle, the spindle being turned by a thumb'wheel, I. This wheel is preferably so located that when the valxe is closed it will close the end of the casing; but this is 'not essential. The shell is charged by removing the plug K. In this plug isa valve, L, which closes a perforation. through it. The top of the plug constitutes a mouth-piece, to which the lips are applied and air forced in sufficient to create the desired pressure, when the valve L is closed and the torch ready to be lighted and burned, after themanner of using such torches.

The torch constructed and arranged substantially in accordance with the foregoing explanations has been. found in practice to admirably answer the purpose or object of the invention as previously set forth.

Having now fully described my invention, whatl claim as new herein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a torch of the character herein set forth, the valvestem and its casing located above the usual oillevel, extending across but not communicating with the oil-ch amber, and the handle of the torch connected with the valve-stein casing and with the base of the torch, substantially and for the pur poses set forth.

2. In a torch of the character herein set forth, the combination, with the shell provided with an air-valve, of the valve-stem casing" extending through the top of the oilchamber, but not communicating with the interior thereof, and being above the usual oil level, said casing being threaded upon its outer end to receive the threaded valve-stem, and the burn er connected with the valve-stem casing, arranged substantially as shown and 10 described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY WELLINGTON. Vitnesses:

JOHN BUcKLER, WORTH Oseoon. 

